Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing; as, "He has gone to town," for, "He has gone to London."
Having the power of self-government; autonomous.
Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.
Having independent existence or laws.
The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.
The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the true nature and only possible proof of liberty.